Hideo Itami vs. Kassius Ohno
Friends do battle in the main event, with Itami working over Kassius with some stiff kicks. This gets Ohno angry enough to get up after a neck snap from the ropes and slap Itami in the chest. He hits a leg lariat and then is ready to hit him with some elbows. A spinning boot gives him a two count and then a Senton Splash for another close call. Hideo hits a Fisherman’s Suplex and then a running dropkick into the corner. He goes for the GTS, but ends up getting a boot to the face. He ends up getting disqualified with a low blow, where he snaps and takes Ohno out with some GTS finishers.
This is something that has been brewing for months and finally a great turn is solidifed. Hideo Itami has needed something like this and has been a guy with so much talent, yet so little personality. His GTS is hard to execute on larger men, but it worked tonight with his heel turn. Ohno is a likable guy from the NXT Universe and you saw a slow, but methodical turn from him. The GTS to land Ohno on the steps was a nice way to end the night, really showing how full circle he has come. They should be able to tear the house down in Brooklyn, where a 20 minute match can be magic between these talented performers who are finally getting comfortable in their skin in NXT.
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